Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

192 reviews

luv_tati_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

What an utterly beautiful and devastating book. Even as I finish it different scenes just flash through my mind either making me sad or happy. This book will be living in my mind till the day I die.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, and Self harm

sarahdr_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The only reason why I'm not giving the book 5 stars is because it's such a heavy read— but the writing is deeply compelling, the characters are painfully raw and real and their internal monologues are beautifully (and depressingly) reflective of one's loveliest and most grotesque thoughts.

I'm glad and proud of myself, even, that I read this, but I will never pick this book up again nor will I recommend it to the people I love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture

antoinelonestar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have never read a book like this before and I don't think I ever will again. It is a very powerful book and it'll always stay in my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Vomit, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, and Death of parent

jaidenjarmosco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

jessica_wilder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Adult/minor relationship

zoealmqvist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gaslighting, Self harm, Car accident, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

willablaise's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book, but it is DARK. Lots of trigger and content warnings required. Still one of my favorites though, and set me down a path of reading more LGBTQIA+ books. I love that it's historically ambiguous—you can't really tell when it's set. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

cheelss_cx's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Death, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

auburn_phoenix_15's review against another edition

The book got too 'real' and has emotionally destroyed me. The situations were too traumatic and heart-wrenching that made it painful to read.

Might go back to it later...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

transchilles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Addiction, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Rape